spy on

verb

To watch secretly or covertly; to surveil.

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Meanings

verbspy on (third-person singular simple present spies on, present participle spying on, simple past and past participle spied on)

present singular third person spies on · participle present spying on · participle past spied on · past spied on

  1. To watch secretly or covertly; to surveil.

Synonyms & antonyms

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twig

Translations

Afrikaans bespied, spioeneer
  • bespiedto watch secretly or covertly; to surveil
  • spioeneerto watch secretly or covertly; to surveil
Esperanto gvati
  • gvatito watch secretly or covertly; to surveil
French épier
  • épierto watch secretly or covertly; to surveil
German ausspionieren
  • ausspionierento watch secretly or covertly; to surveil
Polish szpiegować
  • szpiegowaćto watch secretly or covertly; to surveil
Russian шпио́нить
  • шпио́нить (špiónitʹ)to watch secretly or covertly; to surveil
Spanish avizorar, espiar
  • avizorarto watch secretly or covertly; to surveil
  • espiarto watch secretly or covertly; to surveil
  • vigiarto watch secretly or covertly; to surveil
Ukrainian шпигува́ти
  • шпигува́ти (špyhuváty)to watch secretly or covertly; to surveil
Cite this entry
APA

spy on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spy%20on

MLA

“spy on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spy%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spy on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spy%20on.

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